Sheila Bandyopadhyay (She/Her)

Sheila Bandyopadhyay is a Brooklyn-based actor, director, devisor, Alexander Technique teacher and movement specialist. As a theatre maker, Sheila explores performance that incorporates physical story-telling, heightened text, and ensemble work. Sheila has directed new work and self-adapted classics at the Brick, the United Solo Festival (Theater Row), the Tank, the West End Theater, and the 72nd St Theater Lab. Sheila’s original music theatre piece rise/fall (music by Nathan Siler) was performed as part of Project Y’s 2019 WIT Festival and her original show In the Empty was produced by Brandeis University. Acting credits include The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare & Company; Dog People (Jesse/Betty) at Great Barrington Public Theatre, Titus Andronicus (The Humanist Project) among others. Sheila formerly served as the Director of the Center for Actor Training at Shakespeare & Company (2022-2025), Head of the Professional Training Program at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre (2021/21) and Head of Movement at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY (2012-2021). Guest Artist/Faculty: California State University Summer Arts, Pace University’s IPE, FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, NYU Gallatin, Middlebury College, Westfield State University, Brandeis University, the Linklater Center, and Emerson College. Sheila was a Colt Coeur 2025/2026 Resident Artist. AEA. www.sheilabnyc.com @sheilabnyc

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